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Irish Mirror
Irish Mirror
National
Sandra Mallon

Irish mum urges parents to know the signs of diabetes after her toddler son was rushed to hospital

A mother has urged parents to educate themselves on the symptoms of diabetes after her three-year-old son was rushed to Temple Street Children’s hospital when he stopped eating.

Valerie Moore, from Meath, told how her then three-year-old son Nicholas stopped eating but was always thirsty and constantly vomiting.

Quick-thinking Valerie rushed Nicholas to Temple Street Children’s Hospital in Dublin where he was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes.

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